Wire fabric.



F. P. DOOLEY.

WIRE FABRIC.

APPLICATION PI'LED APR. 20, 1914.

Patented Aug. 11, 19M.

"-wmn FABRIC.

'-ing a part of this specification.

- My invention relates to those wire fabrics made up of a plurality of rows, disposed side by side, of fabric links and parallel stringers arranged transversely to the rows of links for the purpose of assembling the rows. In structures of the prior art the links in each row have been directly interconnected and have had engagement with the cross stringers Where interconnected.

In devices of my invention the cross stringers operate not only to jointhe adjacentkrows of fabric links but also to have or carry portions which serve as minor links that join adjacent major links in each row. These minor link portions are preferably constituted of looped continuatidns of the cross wire stringers with which adjacent ends of adjacent major links in the same angle iron.

rowsiare connected, the minor links being engaged at their ends with adjacent ends of adjacent major links.

I will explain my invention more fully by reference to the accompanyingdrawing showing the preferred embodiment thereof and in which Figure 1 is a plan View of a fabric elejment made in accordance with my lnvention; and Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof a part of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference in both figures.

The wire fabric is desirably provided with a suitable form of rigid support which is illustrated in the drawing as a frame (1 whose side and end portions are made" of The helical springs b are secured at their outer ends to end rails of the frame. The springs at the outer longitudinal borders of the structure are connected with longitudinal stringers 0 which are shown in the drawing as being in the form of iron strips but to the employment of which stringers and the form thereof the invention is not to be limited since one advantage derived from the device of my invention resides in the fact that these side FRANK I. nooLnY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. j j

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Augpjll, 1914 Application filed Apri120, 1914. Serial No. 833,202. I

plete the fabric.

stringers need not be relied upon to com The coil springs b' intervening between those coil s rings to which the stringers c are attache are connected at their inner ends'with the major fabric links (Z at the ends of the rows of fabric links. As the invention is illustrated each major fabric link (Z is formed of a piece of wire bent into closely approached branches that converge toward the ends of the folded wire, the ends of each folded wire being underturned to form a hook structure 6, each hook structure thus having two hooks include(' in its formation. The bights of the links at one end of the fabric may lie in the same plane with the side branches of the links, these bights receiving the inner hook ends o f their helical springs b. The hooks a j in which the links at the top of the fabric terminate receive the inner hook ends of their helical springs b at the other end of i the fabric. The-hooks e are downwardly projected and lie in planes transverse to' the general plane of the fabric so that theupper surface of the fabric may be free of projectao-ns'that would injure a mattress or other object to be:.suppo'rted thereby. The adjacent longitudinal rows of fabric units d are spaced apart and held in proper relation by cross wire stringers f which not only perform this function but also carry, each, a transverse row of minor links 9 which are included in -each longitudinal row of links 413 and serve to unite adjacent ends of adj a:

cent links and space suchadjacent links apart.

In the preferred embodiment of theinven'- tlon the minor links 9 are integral parts of and are formed b looping the stringers J! into the form of t e minor the stringer links at intervals equaling the spacingthat is to intervene between adjacent longitudinal rows of major links, the minor links lying in the general plane ofthe fabric. The base portions of the minor links, that is those portions thereof which are immediately adjacent the straight portions of the stringers f, are, at each minor link, closely approached to constitute necks in the minor links. The bulging portions of the minor links receive the hooks e. The necks of the minor links are received by bights of the major links. These bights in the major links which receive the neck portions of the minor links are preferably downwardly turned to project transversely of the general plan of the fabric iii) - stringer carrying a transverse row of minor links that are included-1n the rows of major the wire'stringers are concerned; In short',

a fabric constructed in accordance with my invention is one which, when 'properly mounted, will substantially maintain its shape. While I have herein shown and particularly described the preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to belimited to the precise details of construction shown as changes may readily be made without departing from the spirit of my invention; but

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following 1. A wire fabri incl'uding a plurality of rows of major wire'ilinks; minor wire links uniting adjacent major ,-links in each row of major links; and wire stringers extending across the fabric and uniting the adjacent rows of major fabric units into a fabric, each links that are joined by, such stringer, each stringer andthe minor w'yire links carried thereby being integrallyjformed of the same wire, the'majorilinks'b'ei'n'g in the form of bent wires whose bights engage the stringers at the base portionsof the minor links, the

ends ofthe majorllinks oppositetheir bights being formed into hooks which are received by minor links. I

2. A wire fabricld'ncluding a plurality of rows of major wire-links; minor wire links .unltmg ad acent ma or links in each row of major links;-and wire stringers extending across the fabric and uniting the adjacent rows of major fabric units into a fabric,

each stringer carrying a transverse row of minor links that are included in the rows of major links that are joined by such stringer, each stringer and the minor wire links carried thereby being integrally formed of the same wire, the major links being in the form of bent wires whose bights engage the s'trin ers at the base portions of the minor li s which are contracted to, form necks and which bights receive and engage such minor link necks, the ends of the major links opposite their bights being formed into books which are received by minor links.

3. A wirefabric including a plurality of rows of major wirelinks; minor wire links uniting adjacent major links in each row of ma or links; and wire stringers'extending across the fabric and uniting the adjacent rows of major fabric units into a fabric, each stringer carrying a transverse row of minor links that are included in the rows of v ma'or links that are joined by such stringer, 1 eac stringer and the minor wire links carried thereby being integrally formed of the same wire, the major links being in theform v of bentwires whose bights are turned to be an lar to the general plane of the fabric an engage the stringers at the base portions of the minor links which are contracted to v form necks and which bights receiveiand efn-j gage such minor link necks, the ends of the major links opposite their bights being minor links. i In witness whereof, I hereunto suscribe my name-this twenty-fourth day of March A. D.,1914. v

'1 FRANK P. DOOLEY.

Witnesses: ETTA L. WHITE,

G. L. CRAGG.

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